york and new jersey, but it was horrible just the same. taking lives, devastating thousands of homes and businesses. >> we were out of business for eight days. i mean, in 100 years, it's never closed for more than a day. >> i have to be honest with you, we were lucky. a lot of families, a lot of businesses, a lot of people got destroyed. >> stunning pictures like this one showing a blackout in manhattan appeared as people lost power, some for days, some for weeks. >> i never thought i would find out how long it took to charge up my iphone in a honda civic. the first few days, it was fun like i'm camping inside. the third day, you're like, i'm going to kill my neighbor for his generator. >> best problem solving? chris christie and barack obama. best guy too crazy to come in from the rain? our own ali velshi. >> next time, get a helmet and anchor. >> speaking of anchors, worst drag on the economy, the relentlessly bad unemployment rate. sure, it got a little better, but 12 million americans are still out of work. worst realization, fixing th